Warning
Please note that hillwalking when there is snow lying requires an ice-axe, crampons and the knowledge, experience and skill to use them correctly. Summer routes may not be viable or appropriate in winter. See winter information on our skills and safety pages for more information.

I started at dawn at Linn of Dee, and could enjoy breakfast in the pine wood north of Derry Lodge.Bread and salami.The summit of Derry Cairngorm.A selfie from the top of Ben Macdui.This is where I found shelter. Hutchinson Memorial Hut. If you look well, you'll see two Dundee fellows in the window. We were four people in the bothy this night. The fourth one was a morning bird from Newtonmore, and he left early. Beinn Mheadhoin gets a high ranking.The scrambling section:Ben Macdui.Beinn a'Chaorainn.Cairngorm.Bynack More.Backview.A wee taste of winter.The highest positioned loch in UK. Loch Etchachan.Then I went back to the bothy, and spent some time cooking, eating and reading the curious incidence of the dog in the nighttime. Good book.The next day was a wee bit more foggy.Beinn a'Chaorainn.I walked for ages, and I just had to take a picture of - something.The cairn on Beinn Bhreac.The cairn on Meall an Lundain is very properly built.That was all from a late November trip to the Cairngorms.